Camomile Shumba

Regulatory Reporter, UK

Camomile Shumba is a CoinDesk regulatory reporter based in the UK. Previously, Shumba interned at Business Insider and Bloomberg. Camomile has featured in Harpers Bazaar, Red, the BBC, Black Ballad, Journalism.co.uk, Cryptopolitan.com and South West Londoner.

Shumba studied politics, philosophy and economics as a combined degree at the University of East Anglia before doing a postgraduate degree in multimedia journalism. While she did her undergraduate degree she had an award-winning radio show on making a difference. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects.

Latest from Camomile Shumba

Policy

Craig Wright Receives Suspended Jail Sentence for Contempt of Court

Wright's suit for intellectual property rights related to bitcoin violated a court order imposed after his claim to be bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto was ruled to be false.

Dec 19, 2024

Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1 (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Policy

Bitcoin Lightning Fintech ZBD Approved to Receive EU MiCA License by Dutch Regulator

Countries like the Netherlands are preparing for MiCA implementation.

Dec 18, 2024

EU flag and other flags (Yuedongzi CHAI/ Unsplash)

Policy

Nigeria Arrests Almost 800 Over Crypto Scams: Reuters

Nigeria has been clamping down on illegal activity regarding crypto in the country.

Dec 17, 2024

Nigerian flag (Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

Policy

ESMA Publishes Final Guidance on MiCA Implementation Days Before Deadline

The regulator is releasing final guidance to help member states get ready for MiCA which is set to take effect imminently, as some nations are trailing behind.

Dec 17, 2024

Policy

UK Set to Prohibit Public Offers of Crypto

The FCA's paper also asks for industry input on its incoming markets admission and disclosures as well as market abuse regime.

Dec 16, 2024

Policy

Italy Set to Scale Back Planned Tax Hike on Crypto Capital Gains: Reuters

The tax increase will be significantly reduced during parliamentary work, lawmakers said.

Dec 11, 2024

Policy

Companies Can Now Offer USDT Services in Abu Dhabi

Tether services can now be offered in the Abu Dhabi Global Market by authorized firms, the company said Tuesday.

Dec 10, 2024

Policy

Matthew Long: The UK’s Crypto Gatekeeper

Under Long, the Financial Conduct Authority has been slow to approve crypto firms operating in the UK. Impending new rules may change that, however.

Dec 10, 2024

Policy

EU Countries Struggle to Implement MiCA as Deadline for Crypto Regulatory Revamp Looms

EU member states that have yet to adapt local law to implement MiCA by year's end include Belgium, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Luxembourg and Romania, according to a document shared with CoinDesk.

Dec 10, 2024

European Union Flags (Antoine Schibler/Unsplash)

Policy

EU Approves Commissioners, Including Ones Who Will Likely Oversee Crypto Rules

Commissioners from France, Finland and Portugal are likely to have crypto within their remit.

Nov 27, 2024

European Commission building and three EU flags (Santiago Urquijo / Getty Images)

Pageof 58